CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend and reauthorize (see S. 2971), S6825 [3DE]

Appropriations: making (see H.R. 4893), H8539 [28OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (see S. 1070), S2328 [9AP]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see S. 1073), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]

——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty (see H.R. 2535), H3473 [7MY]

——— establish a national assessment standard for evaluating prospective foster and adoptive parents and a national registry to improve matching of foster and adoptive children with families (see S. 1912), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3359), H4917 [19JN]

——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities (see S. 1009), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2076), H3068 [3AP]

——— include an act of unregulated custody transfer or ‘‘rehoming’’ in the definition of child abuse and neglect (see S. 1446), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 1389), H2270 [27FE]

——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H3924 [16MY]

——— increase support for mental health services for children (see S. 1160), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2503), H3440 [2MY]

——— provide better protections and support for children raised by grandparents or other kinship families outside the foster care system due to parental drug or alcohol abuse (see S. 1181), S2434 [11AP]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 1353), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2567), H3474 [7MY]

——— require training and education for teachers, school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (see S. 924), S2087 [28MR]

Native Americans: ensure equitable distribution and increase allotment of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act assistance to Indian tribes and provide for a GAO report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities (see S. 1329), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2549), H3474 [7MY]

Reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3439 [2MY]

Letters

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Katherine McGuire, American Psychological Association Services, Inc., H3994 [20MY]

——— Kyle E. Yasuda, American Academy of Pediatrics, H3993 [20MY]

——— Ruth J. Friedman, National Child Abuse Coalition, H3993 [20MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on effects of forced child marriage in States that have not prevented practice, H3990 [20MY]

——— conduct study to identify how parental substance abuse affects adoption outcomes, H3990 [20MY]

——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, H3991, H3992 [20MY]

——— ensure State plans for safe care of infants exposed to substances in utero do not unfairly target pregnant women who need to remain on certain medications, H3990 [20MY]

——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities, H3989 [20MY]

——— improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers, H3990, H3991 [20MY]

——— include an act of unregulated custody transfer or ‘‘rehoming’’ in the definition of child abuse and neglect, H3992 [20MY]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect, H3992 [20MY]

Families and domestic relations: implement policies to improve foster care system to ensure safety of foster children, H3506 [9MY]

National Child Abuse Hotline: establish, H3991 [20MY]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3978–H3994, H3998 [20MY], E637 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (S. 1070), S2331 [9AP]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (S. 1073), S2331 [9AP]

——— require training and education for teachers, school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (S. 924), S2412 [11AP], S2541 [1MY]

Reports filed

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2480) (H. Rept. 116–74), H4009 [20MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2480, Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, H3978–H3988 [20MY]